Massi De Santis
Advisor at DESMO Wealth Advisors, LLC
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Advisor at DESMO Wealth Advisors, LLC
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Location
Lakeway, TX
Credentials
CFP®
Industry experience
11 years
"At DESMO, we are passionate about building the foundation of your life pursuits through financial planning and coaching."
Massi is a Ph.D. economist and a CFP® professional specializing in financial planning and behavioral economics. Massi has over 18 years of experience in solving complex financial problems for individuals, financial advisors, and endowments and foundations. Before founding DESMO Wealth, Massi held senior investment strategy positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin and Stone Ridge Asset Management in New York. Prior to moving to the financial services industry, Massi was an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, where he taught finance and macroeconomics.
Massi’s accomplishments include the development of award-winning strategies at Dimensional Fund Advisors and, with S&P Dow Jones, the development of the first set of indices that track retirement readiness (the S&P STRIDE indices).
Massi has written numerous papers on financial planning, retirement, risk management, and portfolio selection, and has been featured in Barron's, MarketWatch, S&P Dow Jones, USA Today, and many others.
Schedule a call here: https://desmowealth.com/contact/
Based on DESMO Wealth Advisors, LLC
Based on DESMO Wealth Advisors, LLC
0.60%
$1,000+/engagement
$250+/mo
Lakeway, TX
Texas
University of Texas at Austin
2025 - Present (1 year)
Texas State University
2020 - 2025 (5 years)
DESMO Wealth Advisors, LLC
2019 - Present (7 years)
Stone Ridge Asset Management
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2012 - 2017 (5 years)
Austin Community College
2010 - Present (16 years)
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